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ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A massive tornado obliterated the modest one-story home that Kimberly Berry shared with her two daughters in the Mississippi Delta flatlands, leaving only a foundation and some random belongings — a toppled refrigerator, a dresser and matching nightstand, a bag of Christmas decorations, some clothing. During the storm Friday, Berry and her 12-year-old daughter huddled and prayed at a nearby church that was barely damaged, […]

By Yonathan Van der Voort PARIS (Reuters) – Teenager Charles Chauliac is angry that French President Emmanuel Macron plans to delay the retirement of hard-working folk like his parents, and that he bypassed parliament to do so. Most evenings for the past few weeks, the 18-year-old has taken to the streets of Paris to try and force a U-turn. Marching through Paris, dodging police, he joins other young people in […]

By Klaus Lauer and Ilona Wissenbach BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Airports and bus and train stations across Germany were at a standstill on Monday, causing disruption for millions at the start of the working week during one of the largest walkouts in decades as Europe’s biggest economy reels from inflation. The 24-hour strikes called by the Verdi trade union and railway and transport union EVG were the latest in months of industrial […]

BENGALURU (Reuters) -SoftBank-backed Indian hotel aggregator Oyo Hotels and Homes Pvt Ltd is cutting the shares it plans to sell via an initial public offering (IPO) by about two-thirds as tech valuations plunge, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Oyo is preparing to file a fresh IPO document as soon as this week, according to the report. The company had initially filed to go public […]

By Joice Alves (Reuters) -Shares of several mid-tier U.S. lenders rose sharply in premarket trading on Monday after a buyer emerged for large chunks of embattled Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans, which helped inject some calm into fragile markets. SVB was the largest bank since the 2008 financial crisis to collapse when California regulators closed it on March 10, sparking a major turmoil in the global banking sector. Market […]

By Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police on Monday fired teargas and a water cannon at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the second consecutive week of protests against the government and high food prices. The clashes broke out as Odinga’s convoy passed through a neighbourhood in the capital and some supporters threw stones at the police, a Reuters witness said. Hundreds of supporters had […]

(Reuters) -Rental car firm Hertz Global Holdings Inc said on Monday its Chief Financial Officer Kenny Cheung was leaving the company to pursue other opportunities. The company said Chief Accounting Officer Alexandra Brooks will serve as interim finance chief, effective April 1. Shares of the company, which operates the Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty vehicle rental brands, were up 1.3% before the bell. Cheung’s departure comes at a time when Hertz’s […]

By Humphrey Malalo and Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police on Monday fired teargas and a water cannon at stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga during the second consecutive week of protests against the government and high food prices. The clashes broke out as Odinga’s convoy passed through a neighbourhood in the capital and some supporters threw stones at the police, a Reuters witness said. Hundreds of supporters had […]

(Reuters) – The death toll from an explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania has risen to seven people, with authorities ending a search for those believed to be missing following Friday’s blast. The number of people who were killed slowly rose throughout the weekend as rescue crews sifted through the rubble of the building that was home to the R.M. Palmer Co in West Reading, a town of 4,500 […]